CANBERRA, Australia/March 1, 2018 (AP)(STL.News) — Australia’s prime minister says his government will not consider options for resettling refugees languishing on Pacific islands until the United States fulfills its promise to take up to 1,250 of them. More than a year after President Donald Trump reluctantly agreed to honor an Obama administration deal by resettling … Continue reading 200 refugees rejected by Australia have now settled in US→

WELLINGTON, New Zealand/February 26, 2018 (AP)(STL.News) — Severe damage to phone networks and roads from a powerful earthquake in Papua New Guinea was hindering efforts to assess the extent of the destruction Tuesday, although officials in the remote central region fear dozens of people may have been injured or killed. The government had not confirmed … Continue reading Severe damage in Papua New Guinea hinders quake assessment→

WELLINGTON, New Zealand /February 26, 2018 (AP)(STL.News) —A powerful earthquake rattled forest villages and a large gold mine in central Papua New Guinea on Monday, and the government sent officers to the region to assess unverified reports of fatalities and check the extent of the damage. Officials said that as of Monday afternoon there were … Continue reading Powerful earthquake rattles remote Papua New Guinea→

CANBERRA, Australia/January 18, 2018 (AP)(STL.News) — Seismic activity beneath a Papua New Guinea volcano could mean that a major eruption was imminent, a scientist said Thursday. Thousands of people have been evacuated from islands surrounding Kadovar Island off the South Pacific nation’s north coast since a volcano there began erupting on Jan. 5, spouting ash. Flights nearby … Continue reading Expert says major eruption in Papua New Guinea could be soon→